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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-09-24
GEORGE PHILLIPS WILLIAMS,

GEORGE PHILLIPS WILLIAMS,
in the third year of his age; the only child
of Thomas :. and Mamie II. Williams, and
only grandson OF the late Geo. +. Williams,
Esq, OF Society Hill, South Carolina, and
of Robt. J. Wilson, Esq, of Ouachita par
ish, Louisiana.
In the death Of little George, a crushing
blow has fallen upon two families; and y
void has been made which can never be
filled i'll this world! Whilst the parents,
grandparents and aunt at Ellerslie are
stricken with a grief that seems to know no
balm, tho grandmother and aunt, who have
made annual pilgrimages from their distant
home, to worship at the shrine OF this bright
little life, are bowed by sorrow inexpres-
sible!
Little George was truly the sunshine of
the household. Bright, and Intelligent far
beyond his years, he endeared himself to
all who knew him or approached him, even
for an hour. Beautiful as bright, he was
truly a treasure, the loss of which, not hing
OIL earth can replace or repay:
Under such !, loss and amid such grief, it
is only by an hum BILE reliance on the prom
Uses OF our Heavenly Father, that colisoia-
ton can be brought to the aching hear {,
that, in child-like faith it may fee, that
"God knows best ~
The nearest and dearest has passed away,
TO DO happy in Heaven, where angels stay,
To bc blessed, to be loved, TO be fondied
there,
Relieved from all trouble, forgetting nj!
Guarded by angels. by Seraphim's biest;
Free from all sins, forever at res.
Then why should We mourn Tor tho dear
one we love
Who is happy i'll converse with angels
aDove!
Tho nearest and dearest has passed away.
TO leave us poor creatures here, things OF a
day,
Subject to hardship, to caro- and to sorrow,
Dreading the OWLS that como tomorrow,
Whore all is unquiet, untrue and unsafe,
And man, on tho waters of life, but waif.
Then why should we mourn for tho dear
one we love
Who is happy in converse with angels
above! H.' p.
The nearest and dearest has passed away,
10 join in tho life OF eternal day,
To live in tho Heaven of God ahoYe,
The King OF all kings, the Lord OF all love-
There, to await us. to welcome and save,
Those whom he left, from tho fear of tho
grave.
Then why should we mourn for the dear
one We love
Who is happy in converse with angels
above! Y. o. Il.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-09-24

Una Lee, the beautiful and bright little
four year old daughter of Mrs. Fannie
Milling died at the residence Of her grand
,ther, Hon. w. G. Kennedy, on the ID inst
of membranous Group. The heart OF the
mother and grandfather were wrapped up
in this sweet and lovely little child and
their grc;f is inconsolable.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-09-24

We regret very much to learn of the
misfortune that befell Uncle Tom Mere
dith a few days ago, by which the old gem
tleman received a fall and was severely
hurt. It appears that ho was separating
his cows and calves, and by some means
stumbled and fellto the ground, intlicting
painful injuries from which he was forced
to take his bed. A few years ago he had Il
like mishap and suffered for a long time,
but he had almost recovered from them
and was remarkably active for man near
ninety years of age. We hope that his in
iures are not so serious as anticipated and
that he will soon be able to DO up again.
CollereW TVutchN,0n.
Since putting tho aboyo i'll tyre and as
we go to press we learn that Mr.. Meredith
died from tho effects of his injuries.
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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-09-24

DY VIRTUE OF a WRIT OF FL. IA.
ID issued by the Honorable Third Ward
Magistrates Court in and for the parish OF
Ouachita. State OF Louisiana, and to me d.
rected in the above entities suits / have
seized and taken into my possession and
will proceed tn sell at public auction bet
wcen legal hours of sale, at the door of tho
court house, i'm the city Of Monroe, La, 90
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a. $. MAHsUAL's m0NIri0N.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT
COURT, IVES ERIN DISTRICT or
IDt1iSlAN A,--No. 90.
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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
CONSTABLE'S SALE.

TIE STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH
OUACHfTA. THIRD WARD MAG
ISTRATE'S COURT.
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;DIED,

at Ellerslie Plantation, Island DeSiar6,
Ouachita parish, La, on Sunday, Sept en-
lar nth 1857
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ANNOUNCEMENTS.
FOR JUDGE.

Tho Tele graph is authorized to announce
Hon. II. w. Richardson candidate for
recollection to the Office OF Judge of the
Fifth judicial District subject to tho action
os'the Democratic convention.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-09-24

THE STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH
OF OJIACHtTA. +...aH
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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
ACr or INCORPORATION

THE HOUSTON, CENTRAL ARKANSAS
AND NORTHERN RAILROAD COM
PANY.
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Mis-. Ella l.eech, wife of Mr.. ihos.
Lccc,, Jr., Of Burnett, Texas, died i'll this
eli: y last Sunday morning after an illness
of only II few days. Her remains were
shipped Tuesday to Hurnot, her former
home, for intermcnt. My. Leech and
family had only resided in this city about
two weeks and were strangers to many of
our people, but we learn that Mrs. Leech
was !; most estimable and lovely woman
The family have our warmest sympathy III
their sad bereavement and irrcparable
loss.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-09-24

EIFTIUS BROS NJ. WE'LL e EB =,
TRANSFEREES, VS.. NALLf MOORE.
RI. NELSON VS.. NAILE MOORE.
No. 20.
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Extract from Letter Of Col. Tom Ochiltree

TO o Of
hnest OF them all!
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We arc informed that some OF the men,
bers Of tho Walnut Lane Farmers Union
have some facts tending to fix tho guilt up
on the ;ncendiary who stuck the torch to
their clubhouse last week; and further
that more persons than one are lmpllcated.
Ii this be true, we hope no effort Will re-
main untried 10 bring the party or parties,
whatever may be their standing, oeiofe
our criminal court. We would suggest
that an experienced detective be engaged
hy the Union to work up the clues which
have, been oh,aiued.-F a,'n.crriilc Gazette.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-09-24
THE MARKETS.

Corrected socehly by Mitchell d Mccormick
MONROE La, Sept. %, 1887.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-01-22
Out YnnnD Beuple.
THE DECORATIVE CRAZE.

Put away the little coal hod that our darling
wants to paint,
For she fain would decorate it with devices
queer and quaint;
Hide the dust-pan and the wash-tub. and like
wise the garden hose,
Or Matilda will adorn them with the lily and
- the rose.
When our Bridget in the morning gets the
wooden chopping bowl,
To concoct the morning corned-beef hash, 1t
vexes of her soul,
To behold wreath of pansies, where she most
would cut and slash,
So she scrapes it off, because the paint might
penetrate the hash.
On the household rolling-pin is tied pretty
yellow bow,
And it's lilies of the valley oft commingle with
the dough,
while the new potato masher, and the kitchen
pans and pots
Are magnificent with BUTTERFLIES and sweet
forget-me-nots.
All our articles of furniture, the ancient and
the new,
Are respondent quite. with drapery and bows
of brightest hue;
In the house we look about with mingled sor-
row and amaze
For Matilda is affected with the decorative
craze. -Womdns Magazine
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the court yard known as the Cour du De
pot, takes a number of sancers out OF her
basket, and puts piece OF meat on each
The cats know their feeding hours, and
cluster around. Then the distribution
begins. All is done fairly. There is no
squabbling. Each little boarder waits
in turn, knowing it will not be forgotten.
AS she serves them, the good old moth
er of the cats" has kind word and
caress for each; and each cat answers
with gratful purr.
When all have been fed, the mere
dtc chats bids her children good-by,
gathers up her saucers and departs. L
have taken some pains to find out the
good woman's name. She is Nine. W..
and lives with her son, an usher, at Cour
de Cessation. She is eixty-three years
old, and has fed the cats of the project
ure for the past five years. At first her
son tried to prevent her. But she would
not be dissuaded, appealed to the admin
istration, and had the permission she
needed formally granted her. She has
only one trouble-the thought that she is
growing old. IL L were to fall ILL.," she
exclaims, "who would feed the poor
things?"
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-01-22
soHu. THE RHINocERos.

Bohu, the new rhinoceros for the me-
nagerie in Central Park, has arrived from
New Orleans. She is fourteen years old,
but is not so large as Bombi, who died
last spring; she is OF African birth, while
Bomb came from Indio. She was pur-
chased by Superintendent Conklin in
New Orleans last month, at the sale of
large collection of animals belonging TO
Coles circue. The rhinoceros Was the
only one in the country, and had been
for eight years the leading attraction OF
the Cole collection. She was captured
in Dahomey, Africa, and for several years
she was shown in Europe before she was
brought to the United States. It is es-
timated that Bohu has travelled $1,000
miles.
When the railroad train reached Jer-
sey City the cage was taken on ferry
boat and drawn up Broadway with six
horses. At Union Square small boy
shouted Firel" and policeman stopped
the driver, telling him that the wagon was
on fire. The bot box had to be cooled.
Toward evening the horses drew up with
their load behind the Arsenal, followed
by crowd of boys. The cage was placed
inside the Carnivora building, that is to
be the new home of the rhinoceros
When the sides were taken down to let I'D
the light, all the lions and tigers in the
collection roared welcome to the new
conner. Miss Murphy, the hippopotamus,
gave great snort, and pressed against
the heavy bars of Bombi's old cage.
The rhinoceros was hungry, and paid
little attention to their greetings. She
rubbed her yellow tusks along the bars
OF her cage, and glared at the lions with
her small black eyes. Although the pub
lie will be admitted to see Bohu, it will
be several months before che is in good
condition, Mr.. Conklin says, and about a
thousand pounds of flesh will have to be
placed on her sides. At present she
weighs ton, and is twelve feet long.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-01-22
SHOWING POLITENESS TO THE
AGED.

1t happened at Athens during the pub
lie representation of some play exhibited
in honor of the commonwealth that an
old gentleman came too late for a place
suitable to his age and quality. Many of
the young men, who observed the diff
Guilty and confusion he was in, made
sign to him that they would accommodate
him il he came where they sat. The
good man hustled through the crowd
accordingly; but when he came to the
seats to which he was invited. the jest
was to sit close and expose him, as he
stood out of countenance, to the whole
audience.
The frolic went round the Athenian
benches. But on those occasions there
were also particular places assigned for
foreigners. When the good man sulked
toward the boxes appointed for the Lace
d@monians, that honest people, more
virtuous than polite, rose up all to a man,
and with the greatest respect received
him among them. The Athenians, being
suddenly touched with sense of the
Spartan virtue and their own degeneracy,
gave thunder of applause; and the old
man cried out, The Athenians under
stand what is good, but the Laced@mo-
mans practice it."-AddiSon.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-01-22
A LITTLE TALK WITH BOYS.

When l meet you everywhere, boys
on the street, in the cars, on the boat, at
your homes or at SCHOOL, see great
many things in you to admire. You are
earnest, you are merry, you are full OF
happy life, you are quick at your lessons,
you are patriotic, you are brave, and you
are ready to study out all the great and
curious things in this wonderful world of
ours.
But very often find one thing lacking
in you. You are not quite gentlemanly
enough. There are SO many little actions
which help to make true gentleman, and
which do not see in you.
Sometimes when mother or sister comes
into the room where you are sitting on
the most comfortable chair, you do not
jump up and say, "Take this seat, moth
err" or Sit here, ANNIE" but you sit
still and enjoy it yourself. Sometimes
you push past your mother or sister, in
the doorway from one room to another,
instead of stepping aside politely for
them to pass first Perhaps you say :" the
governor" in speaking of your father;
and when he comes in at night you for
get to say, "Good evening, sir" Some
times when mother has been shopping
and passes you on the corner, carrying a
parcel, you do not step up and say, Let
me carry that for you, mother" but keep
on playing with the other boys. Some
times when mother or sister is doing
something for you, you call out, +" Come,
hurry up" just as if you were speaking
to one of your boy companions. Some
times when you are rushing out to play
and meet lady friend of your mothers
just coming in at the door, you do not
lift your cap from your head, nor wait
moment till she has passed in.
Such little" things, do you say? Yes,
to be sure; but it is these very little acts
these gentle acts-which make gentle
men. I think the word gentleman is a
beautiful word. First, man and that
means everything strong and brave and
noble; and then gentle. And that means
full of these little kind, thoughtful acts
of which have been speaking. A gen
tleman! Every boy may be one if he
will. Whenever see gentlemanly boy
1 feel SO glad and proud. 1 met one the
other day, and have been happier ever
since.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-01-22
PARIS CATS.

No matter at what hour of the day or
night you may chance to be passing by
the big buildings which stretch from the
Court of Assizes to the Tribunal Cor
reetionneI, you will see an army of cats,
of all sizes, breeds and colors, seated,
lying down, or prowling about the place.
To whom do they belong? To nobody.
They are all lost cats. Who feeds
them? La mere du1 chGts-the mother
OF cats.
Every day, wet or fine, at nine in the
morning and nine at night, good old
lady arrives, bending beneath the weight
OF heavy basket. She settles down in
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-01-22

move into position and form square; he
heard the booming Of distant artillery;
he saw the foe approach, and heard the
first shot fred into their ranks. Pres
emily man fell near him. With shrek
he watched the blood flow. This was
terrible. He had had no idea of such
scenes as this. Was this what all those
bright uniforms and glittering weapons
meant? Did these men dress and live
in this way simply to kill each other?
Presently the word came that the ene-
my had retired and the regiment must
change it's position. Capt. Dudley rode
up to lead his men forward. "Wait, boys"
he cried, until ride ahead and see the
outlook"
He did ride ahead. The men saw him
two hundred yards in the distance. Sud
denly, fierce booming of cannon was
heard, columns of smoke arose in the air,
bullets fell like hail. Hes down." cried
private in the ranks. The second Of
fcer in command rode up. "Stay where
you are men, the enemy are on the hill"
Not one among the men dared to fol-
low their captain. To do go would be to
disobey orders and to incur certain death.
But there was one follower Of Dudley to
whom no orders could apply.
"Tm going to him." screamed Dicky
Wattles.
He was held back by grasp on his
collar, you'd go to your death, boy.
Stay where you are"
"Neverr' shrieked Dicky. "Tm too little
to hit, and I'm going"
He darted forward. They saw him
pass through the fiery hail and reach
Dudley's side. Sheltering himself under
the horse as best he could, he laid his lit
tie head on his idols breast.
The battle went on for hours. Before
long the firing ceased on the part of the
field where Dicky lay: but it was night
when the men could go forth to find the
body of their fallen commander. When
the party of brave fellows reached the
spot, they found the boy still lying with
his cheek pressed to that of the man be
loved so we'll.
AS they spoke to him, he tottered to his
feet. He watched them lift the dead
form carefully up, and then followed
quietly as they bore it away.
"He was too little to hit said one OF
the men.
Dicky heard the remark, and pressed
his hand to his head.
When they laid the captain on the rude
bed prepared for him within the lines,
Dicky crouched down beside him in the
old position. One hand he laid on the cap
tain's breast, the other was still clasped
to his side. Arrangements were made for
removing the body again, and the men
tried to draw Dicky away. He made no
resistance; but, as they raised him by the
arm, his little body hung limp and life
less in their grasp.
He had not been "too little to hit" and
in the silent watches Of the night, Dicky
had gone to meet his friend. = Mary e.
Vandyne in Ha1per's Young People.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-01-22
FISH-HAWK AT HOME.

When was little girl my father gave
me pocket telescope one day and said:
go out and look at the birds; you will
get better lessen from them than from
most of your school books" With this
telescope could bring them so near to
me without frightening them that could
observe every movement did not then
cary this study very far; but il my father
were alive to- day he would 1 am sure, re-
joice that the lesson he gave his little
daughter then has in later years brought
forth fruit and given me much happiness.
But began to talk about the study of
birds, and must relate what have been
doing at it myself. Ny home is within
few yards of the sea, in place where
the fish. hawk or osprey abounds. They
come from the south to the seaside the
latter part of March and will remain till
September. There is not an hour during
all this time, except at night, but I can
sit on my veranda and see several of
these birds sailing back and forth with
fish, and by the aid Of telescope can
bring them very near. They build their
nests back from the coast, sometimes a
few hundred yards, and sometimes mile
or more. No one ever thinks of killing
them; indeed it is considered sign of
good luck when they build on your land.
They mind their own business carefully,
and never disturb other birds. J. lack
birds will often build in the lower art of
a fish haw ks nest, as have seec myself
Even a hungry fish-hawk will rever at
tack any other bird. My greatest in
terest was in watching them obtain their
food. In the morning early, they sally
forth and fly over the bay or open ocean,
and by the aid of a glass L could see
them holding their heads down watching
for fish. think they must have wonder
ful eyes to be able to look down from
fifty to two hundred feet into the water
and see a fish. When they discover one,
they flap their wings, hover moment
over the spot, and then go straight down
into the water like dart, and almost al
ways obtain what they are after. They
seize fish with their talons and not with
their beak. Coming out of the water, they
shake themselves just like dog, and start
at once for their nests, holding the fish
head forward between their feet. Should
they drop it, they never stop to pick it up
again, but go back and catch another.
Sometimes hawk catches a very large
fish and gets drawn under and drowned
1t is interesting to watch them at their
baths. They seem especially fond of foot
baths. Whether they get congestion of
the brain from going down so suddenly
into the water and take foot baths as de-
riyatiyes to quiet their nerves, whether it
is for pleasure or health, l do not know;
but have for an hour at time, watch.
ed pair of flsh-hawks as they stood in
the water at low tide, scarcely moving
except when the incoming tide made it
too deep for them. Then they walk lit
tie way toward the shore, and stand until
the water becomes deep again. At other
times they will sport about, immsrsing
themselves in the water, and shaking
their feathers as a canary bird does when
it takes its morning bath. Church
| Press.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-01-22

Well, well-the world must turn upon its
axis,
And all mankind turn with it, heads or tails,
And live and die, make love and pay our
taxes"
is the way Byron looked at it; but +" it is
not all of life to live" A healthy life is
the only one "worth living for" and that
depends on the liver" If the liver is
not in good working order, pimpIee,
blotches, skin diseases, scrofula. catarrh,
and long list of dangerous diseases re-
suit. Make love; pay taxes" but above
all, get DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis.
covery, and free your system from all i'm
purities of the blood by restoring your
liver to healthy action. By druggists.
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a DEEP MYSTERY.

Wherever you are located you should write
to Hallett & Co., Portland, Maine, and re-
ceive free, full information about work that
you can do and live at home, making thereby
from SIS to $25 and upwards daily. Some
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Hallett Co., will start you. Capital not
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working people have ever made money so
fast heretofore. Comfortable fortunes await
every worker. All this seems a deep mys-
terry to You, reader, but send along your ad-
dress and it will be cleared up and proved.
Better not delay; now is the time.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-01-22

To thoroughly cure scrofula it is
necessary to strike directly at the root of
the evil. This is exactly what Hoods
Sarsaparilla does, by acting upon the
blood, thoroughly cleansing it of all i'm
purities, and leaving not even faint of
scrofula in the vital fluid.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-01-22
Do You Shore p?

The snorer, who not only suffers personally,
but becomes a general disturber, Is mouth
breather, and nothing but closing the mouth
during sleep. and forcing into use the natural
breathing organs, will redeem him and abate
snore The mountaineering Inhibitor is sent
postpaid o any address on receipt of 500.
Our circular sent free. Address PRAIRIE
CITY NOVELTY co., 45 Randolph St.i
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PIANO AND ORGAN PLAYING

easily learned by using Soper's Instantaneous
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